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(No Model.)

S. A. NOLEN'.

, r Strap for Wagon Bodies. No. 232,841. Patented- Oct. 5, 1880.

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STEPHEN A. NOLEN, F SEARCY, ARK, nssienon OF TWO-THIRDS vor HIS RIGHT TO JAMES A. HUFF AND JOHN M. HUFF, ONE-THIRD T0 nos.

STRAP FOR waeoN-eomss. I

srncmcs'norr forming part 6: Letters Patent as. 232,941, dated October s, 1890.

Application flied July an, also. (No model.) 1

provemcnts in Flanged Box-Straps for Wagon- Bodies, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto" the accompanying drawings,in which-,

Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofn 1o wagon-body having, my improved box-straps.

Fig. '2 represents a detached view in perspectiveof the box-strap; Fig. 3 is a front view;

of the same. Fig. 4 is a front view of'the box strap, with a. removable bolt for fastening. .1 Fig. 5 is a modification of the same. Fig.0 is

one of tlic box-straps made for the top frame ofthe wagon-body. I I This invention relates, mainly, to flanged box-straps, by means of which the sides,- ends,

so and bottom of wagon-boxes are .sec'ured'together. Herctofore box-straps of this nature have been made with their sides parallel throughout theirlength,nnd-in one iece with a bolt forming their lower end, the utter being screw-threaded to receive a nut. They form an eiiicient fastening to uuitethe main parts of a wagon; but if any of them break' from rough usage or accidents the damage cannotbeeom'onientlyrepairedbyfarmeriawagone or even ordinary blacksmiths.

The ob ect of my invention is to socontract the area tween the sides of the box-strap, near the lower end thereof, as to form an abutment for the head of an ordinary bolt tov rest upon, said bolt being used as the main fastening or additional fastening in securing the box-strap to the bottom or cross-bars of a w n.

invention consists in a flan l box-strap o hsvin its internalamcontrsct atthclower endt icreof, and also'in the combination of said boxstra with uremova le bolt'entering said contracted 5 ln the drawin A represents the bottom .of the wagon, wh c may be made of a series of boards united by cross-bars s.

B represents the sides, and O the ends, of

I the wagon. These parts are united by four wagon and through the cross-bars a. 1nut, g,"that retains the bottom securely 65 contracted at its lower end box-straps, 1), having flanges d and a back, d, 5 said back having perforations e to receive screws or rivets, by which the box-straps are secured to the sides of the wagon. Theflanges d areparallel nearly the whole length. Only the'bottom part-of each is made converging toward the, other to reduce its internal area 'and'form shoulders d, between which the body of an ordinary bolt, f, can pass, the head f thereof rest-ingnpon said shoulders.

The back d' of the box s'trap can, have its lower end extended, ae shown in Figs. 2 and- 3, in the form of a screw-threaded bolt, d and said bolt, passing through the bottom of the I r a, receives united to the sides. I

*The contracted portion of the box-strap, be-

'ing atits lower extremity, does not interfere with the reception of the wagon ends 0, as the latter-can beuotched or rounded to lit between the flanges of the box-strap. The independent bolt f may be used at the same'ytime .with'the'bolt d,- but it is intended mainly for use with the body of the box-stra when the bolt d has become broken.

When the box-strap is constructed as shown in Figs.4and li-thati without nnybolt dit is :less costly than w th said bolt. As the.

box-straps are generally made of cast-iron, it

is very trying to screw-cutting tools to remove the sand and hard skin of the eastinon while cutting e thread, always harder than when screw-cutting ordinary mughtdron rods.

. The body of the wagon in Fig. 1 is shown as havin a removable tep-fiameesmposed of 8 two side- B', and end pieces, 0' united by short pieces B, of trough-iron. To prevent t-hesc sideboards from spreading apart, theyare united at the front and rear by screw-' rods H and band-nuts I. The side-boards of the-main bodyofthe wagon are united with similar screw-rods-and nuts.

' To retain the top-frame in place, itispro-g s';

1. In" combination with the body ofaviagoh,

a flanged box-strap having. its internal area is contracted at the lower end, substantially as fend-for the pn I rnoee deacri 1 v The comb nation, with the body of a wagou,":o f a flan box-strap havin' its internalareacontracted at the loweren tol'orm 20 internal shonldemand a removable bolt entel-in g said contracted portion substantially as fllldTOlftllO p i-posed "STEPHEN A. NOLEN.

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